“Elusive Knowledge” by David Lewis
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“Elusive Knowledge” by David Lewis is a highly influential philosophical paper that develops a contextualist account of knowledge, arguing that what counts as “knowing” varies with conversational standards and practical stakes.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16637342 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Elusive Knowledge” by David Lewis Context triple: [Mind, hasNotablePaper, “Elusive Knowledge” by David Lewis]
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“The Structure of Reality”
“The Structure of Reality” is a philosophical work by Kit Fine that develops a detailed metaphysical framework for understanding the fundamental structure and constituents of reality.
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The Problem of Knowledge
The Problem of Knowledge is a major philosophical work by Ernst Cassirer that examines the historical development and foundations of human knowledge from the Renaissance to modern science.
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The Problem of Knowledge
The Problem of Knowledge is a 1956 philosophical work by A. J. Ayer that critically examines the nature, limits, and justification of human knowledge within the analytic tradition.
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The Degrees of Knowledge
The Degrees of Knowledge is a major philosophical work by Jacques Maritain that systematically explores different kinds and levels of human knowledge within a Thomistic framework.
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E.
Another Knowledge Is Possible
Another Knowledge Is Possible is a scholarly work by sociologist Boaventura de Sousa Santos that critiques dominant Western epistemologies and advocates for plural, decolonial forms of knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Elusive Knowledge” by David Lewis Target entity description: “Elusive Knowledge” by David Lewis is a highly influential philosophical paper that develops a contextualist account of knowledge, arguing that what counts as “knowing” varies with conversational standards and practical stakes.
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A.
“The Structure of Reality”
“The Structure of Reality” is a philosophical work by Kit Fine that develops a detailed metaphysical framework for understanding the fundamental structure and constituents of reality.
-
B.
The Problem of Knowledge
The Problem of Knowledge is a major philosophical work by Ernst Cassirer that examines the historical development and foundations of human knowledge from the Renaissance to modern science.
-
C.
The Problem of Knowledge
The Problem of Knowledge is a 1956 philosophical work by A. J. Ayer that critically examines the nature, limits, and justification of human knowledge within the analytic tradition.
-
D.
The Degrees of Knowledge
The Degrees of Knowledge is a major philosophical work by Jacques Maritain that systematically explores different kinds and levels of human knowledge within a Thomistic framework.
-
E.
Another Knowledge Is Possible
Another Knowledge Is Possible is a scholarly work by sociologist Boaventura de Sousa Santos that critiques dominant Western epistemologies and advocates for plural, decolonial forms of knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
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subject surface form:
Mind